Associate Program Manager

About the Role

The Associate Program Manager is a 360° project manager, collaborating with Creative, Editorial and Brand Management partners to ensure scope and schedule expectations are clearly defined and met by all team members during the in-season pipeline. S/he tracks the creative through all pipeline milestones from in-season kick-off to final leadership approval, guiding cross-functional partners toward timely development and approval. The Associate Program Manager works closely with his/her Program Manager to set and enforce best practices within the creative development pipeline.

What You'll Do

• Creates ​project ​timelines ​and ​sets ​milestones ​and ​deliverables ​in ​a ​web-based ​project management ​tool.
• Facilitates ​cross-functional ​kick-offs, ​reviews ​and ​approvals ​for ​vehicle ​specific ​content.
• Recaps ​milestone ​meeting ​takeaways and ​defines ​next ​steps ​and ​subsequent ​milestones.
• Coordinates ​review ​and ​final ​sign-off ​of ​vehicle ​specific ​content, ​escalating ​to ​the Senior Program ​Manager ​when ​additional ​leadership ​reviews ​and ​follow-ups ​are ​needed.
• Manages ​into ​creative ​changes ​with ​cross-functional ​partners, ​as ​required ​from ​in-season business ​reactions.
• Partners ​with ​Marketing ​Production ​and ​Digital ​Production ​to ​ensure ​deliverables ​are seamlessly ​passed ​off ​for ​final ​delivery ​and ​build.
• Escalates ​issues ​and ​recommendations ​to ​Senior Program ​Manager ​with ​an ​appropriate ​sense ​of urgency.
• Manages ​tight ​deadlines ​and ​changing ​priorities, ​sometimes ​intra-day.

Who You Are

• Highly ​process-oriented ​with ​superior ​skills ​in ​adhering ​to ​and ​further ​optimizing ​defined operational ​structures
• Working ​facility ​with ​online ​collaboration ​tools ​and ​content ​management ​systems ​(Workfront, Airtable, ​MS ​Exchange/Office)
• Exceptional ​detail-orientation, critical thinking analysis, ​with ​previous ​experience ​in ​traffic ​or ​project ​management
• Excellent ​written ​and ​verbal ​skills; ​enjoys ​interacting ​with ​all ​types ​of ​people
• Bachelor’s ​Degree ​or ​equivalent ​work ​experience
• 2-4 ​years ​of project management ​experience, ​preferably ​in ​the ​digital, ecommerce ​space and/or retail environment